Former referee of the Premier League Mark Klattenburg admitted that in a match that decided the fate of the championship title NSL 2015/16, he followed not the rules of the game, and his "plan".
The fabulous championship of Leicester in the 2015/16 season became a reality after Tottenham lost points at Stamford Bridge, having drawn a 2-2 draw against Chelsea.
In that match, the "spurs," who missed the two-goal lead, acted very rudely against Chelsea players, however, Mark Klattenburg practically did not prevent it.
"I allowed them to self-destruct so all the media, all the people in the world went: 'Tottenham lost the title'.
"If I sent three players off from Tottenham, what are the headlines?" 'Clattenburg cost them the title. 'pic. twitter. com / OO5XQ0U4xm - P (@BielsaBall) December 4, 2017 As the referee admitted, before the beginning of the meeting he had a plan for this game and he did not want to remove Tottenham players so that the media would not blame the fact that the "spurs" missed the championship.
"This battle at Stamford Bridge was a real theater. I had a plan for this game, because I did not want Tottenham to blame Mark Klattenburg for the lost championship, "Klattenburg said in the podcast Men in Blazers.
"The Tottenham players were supposed to get three red cards, but I let them self-destruct so that all the media, all the people in the world would say:" Tottenham missed the championship ". If I deleted three of their players, what would be the headlines? "Klattenburg stripped Tottenham of the championship". The way Tottenham self-destructed against Chelsea was a pure theater ".
"Some referees could follow the rules of the game and leave Tottenham seven or eight. In this case, most likely, they would lose the match and begin to seek excuses. But I did not give them this opportunity, my plan was to let Tottenham miss the championship ".
To the recognition of Klattenburg that his own reputation is more important than the health of the players, the midfielder of the "blue" Cesc Fabregas reacted, who in that match was beaten several times in the legs, and also stepped on the arm.
https: // t. co / KkHDVztMG6 - Cesc Fabregas Soler (@ cesc4official) December 4, 2017 The constant rudeness of Tottenham players led to a brawl between the teams, for which the Football Association subsequently fined Chelsea by 375 thousand pounds, and the spur by 225 thousand pounds.
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